Modification of chitosan-based membranes using zeolite for pervaporation separation of isopropanol-water mixtures

• Main Authors: Mohd Nawawi, Mohd Ghazali, Hassan, Hashim, Jalil , Abdul Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2003
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6787/1/MohdGhazaliMohdNawawi2003_ModificationOfChitosan-BasedMembranes.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6787/

In this paper, the performances of zeolite-filled chitosan membranes were studied. The zeolite filled chitosan membrane was prepared by adding a calculated amount of zeolite into the aqueous acetic acid solution and mixing thoroughly until the solution become homogenous. A pre-weighed quantity of ch...